Forsee Power introduces battery for maritime use
Forsee Power now offers its Pulse 2.5 battery module in a version certified by the international classification society DNV for marine use. The Pulse module uses lithium titanate cells.
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Volvo Penta & Danfoss Editron team up to electrify marine sector
Volvo Penta and Danfoss’ Editron division announced they have signed a partnership agreement “to take the marine sector’s electromobility development to the next level.” The deal will see the companies work together in R&D and right through to installation, commissioning, and aftermarket support.
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BAE Systems offers low-and zero-emission maritime solutions
British company BAE Systems has launched HybriGen Power and Propulsion, which is a flexible marine propulsion system that can flexibly be applied with low- or zero-emission variations.
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Arc tanks $30 million to produce electric boats
Arc Boat, a Los Angeles startup, has announced another $30 million in investment that should help finance its first production run. This will consist of about 25 vessels of a model dubbed the Arc One.
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General Motors buys a stake in Pure Watercraft
General Motors has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Pure Watercraft, a Seattle-based developer of all-electric boating solutions. Both companies intend to develop and market battery-electric watercraft using GM technology.
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Electric container ship Yara Birkeland takes maiden voyage
The first autonomous zero-emission container ship Yara Birkeland has completed its maiden voyage in the Oslo Fjord. A two-year technology test phase begins before the ship is certified as “an autonomous, all-electric container ship.”
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Torqeedo upgrades Cruise motor range
Torqeedo has presented an extensive upgrade to its Cruise motor range at the Metstrade marine trade fair. This consists of outboard and pod motors with 3 kW, 6 kW and 12 kW output powered by lithium-ion batteries.
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Torqeedo & Italdraghe to develop new marine drive system
Torqeedo and Italdraghe have announced the joint development of a retractable electric propulsion system for commercial vessels in inland and urban waters.
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Fassmer & Torqeedo present electric ferry concept
Fassmer Shipyard and Torqeedo have announced an all-electric ferry concept for public transport. The Fassmer CIT-E Ferry can accommodate up to 100 passengers and is to be powered by an integrated propulsion system from Torqeedo.
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Two electric ferries en route to Lake Ontario
Two electric road ferries are now on their way from Damen Shipyards Galati to Lake Ontario, Canada, two years after Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation had placed the order. The Amherst Islander II and Wolfe Islander IV, 68 and 98 metres in length, respectively, represent a new generation of zero-emission large ferries.
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First ship fitted with ZES battery containers hits the water
The Dutch company Zero Emission Services (ZES) has launched the first vessel bearing its exchangeable battery containers, so-called ZES packs, onboard, effectively turning the ship into an electric boat. The Alphenaar now operates between Alphen aan den Rijn and Moerdijk on behalf of the Heineken brewery.
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Candela presents new electric hydrofoil ‘C-8’
The Swedish company Candela Speedboat has presented its new electric hydrofoil C-8. Based on the Candela C-7, the manufacturer calls the C-8 the “iPhone moment for electric boats” and wants to bring them to large-scale production.
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Candela launches C-POD electric boat motor
Swedish marine tech company Candela is launching the Candela C-POD boat motor. The company claims the electric boat motor is “four times more efficient than the best electric outboards.”
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Bangkok gets 12 electric commuter ferries
The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority (BMA) has commissioned twelve new all-electric commuter ferries. The fibreglass boats measure 14.5 metres and are powered by an integrated battery-electric system supplied by Torqeedo.
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BAE Systems to supply e-drive for superyacht
BAE Systems has won the contract to supply the propulsion system for a new generation of superyachts from yacht builder Southern Wind. The first yacht with the propulsion system is to be named SW96 Nyumba.
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Vinssen presents hydrogen boat in South Korea
South Korea’s first commercialized hydrogen electric boat has been unveiled at the 2021 Busan International Boat Show. Developed by Vinssen, the Hydrogenia vessel is powered by a Danfoss Editron electric drivetrain and sub-system. Vinssen is planning to build a further 50 boats using similar hydrogen electric technology over the next year.
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Fjord1 commissions three battery-electric ferry conversions
Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 has commissioned Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) as a system integrator to convert three ferries from gas and diesel propulsion to battery operation. The three ferries are scheduled to start emissions-free operation in December 2022.
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Torqeedo lays foundation for new HQ
Torqeedo, a company specialising in electric boat drives, has celebrated the laying of the foundation stone for its new headquarters and production facilities. Like the previous buildings, the new building is being constructed in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
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Alliance to decarbonise water transport takes off in Europe
The European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform have agreed on a public-private partnership to decarbonise waterborne transport. The partnership brings together a large part of the European water transport sector.
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Freudenberg & Lürssen launch fuel cell ship cooperation
Freudenberg is launching a strategic cooperation with the Lürssen shipyard. The aim is to develop fuel cell systems for mega-yachts, aiming to completely replace conventional generators on their jointly built ships.
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Electric hydrofoil racing series to take off in 2023
After Formula E founder Alejandro Agag announced a new racing series with electrically powered racing boats last year, the creators of the E1 series have now presented the concept of an electric hydrofoil boat called “RaceBird”. The first races are to be held in early 2023.
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Volvo Penta acquires ZEM AS for maritime batteries
Volvo Penta has acquired a majority stake in ZEM AS, a Norwegian supplier of batteries and complete electric propulsion solutions for ships and boats. In doing so, ZEM is to further expand its battery and propulsion business and successively develop and offer complete packages in collaboration with Volvo Penta.
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Candela Speedboat presents water taxi
The Swedish company Candela Speedboat has presented the Candela P-12, an electric water taxi for twelve people. Pre-orders for the hydrofoil are already possible, with deliveries scheduled to begin at the end of 2022.
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XALT to deliver batteries for New Zealand’s first electric ferry
XALT Energy is contributing the batteries for New Zealand’s first all-electric ferry. The 19-metre vessel with a capacity of 135 passengers will be part of the fleet of ferry operator East by West Wellington Harbour Ferry Service and will cover daily water routes in the bay off Wellington.
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Lisbon shipbuilder orders ABB chargers for local ferries
ABB has won an order from Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondán to supply all-electric power solutions for ten all-electric local ferries. The vessels are scheduled to enter service on the River Tagus between 2022 and 2024.
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Flagships project to put fuel cell drives on cargo ships
Within the framework of the European innovation project Flagships, the world’s first commercial cargo ship with hydrogen propulsion is to go into operation on the Seine in Paris this year. This has significantly shifted the focus of the project initiated in 2018.
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Toyota officially joins hydrogen catamaran project EODev
Toyota Motor Europe is a new shareholder in the start-up Energy Observer Developments (EODev). The French company was founded in 2019 with the aim of driving research and development of the H2 catamaran Energy Observer, for which Toyota is supplying the fuel cell technology.
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Torqeedo announces new electric outboard motor
The electric boat drive specialist Torqeedo has expanded its range to include a lighter and more cost-effective electric outboard motor called Travel 603. The drive is said to be suitable, among other things, as an auxiliary drive for smaller sailboats or fishing boats.
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Deep Blue: Torqeedo electrifies inland waterway ferries
Torqeedo and Poseidon announce a commercial-grade electric drive system for ferries with typically up to 200 passengers. Both specialist companies will combine existing components to form the novel zero-emission propulsion powered by BMW batteries.
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Fraunhofer is working on fuel cell systems for ships
The Fraunhofer Institute is working with 13 European partners to develop the world’s first ammonia-based fuel cell for ships in the ShipFC project. Ammonia is mainly known for its use as a fertiliser, but is also suitable as a high-quality energy source, the institute says.
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